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iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
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258 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.22B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 123 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

95% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 123 | Existing positions reduced: 63

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 23

18% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.57M | Put options by funds: $1.34M

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.95B → $4.22B (+$262M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 258 → 258 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 33 (0)

0.98% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.26% → 55.28% (-0.98%)

Holders
258
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
6.43%
Holding in Top 10
33
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.82%
New
28
Increased
123
Reduced
63
Closed
23
Calls
$1.57M
Puts
$1.34M
Net Calls
+$238K
Net Calls Change
+$1.78M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$44.6M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$36.8M
3
GGI
Godsey & Gibb Inc
Virginia
+$23.6M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$17.5M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$15.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCM
Price Capital Management
Louisiana
-$41.3M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$13.2M
3
AWMS
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
-$11.1M
4
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
-$9.67M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$8.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FANJ
101
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$3.63M +$929K +13,194 +35%
HighTower Advisors
102
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.62M -$852K -12,098 -19%
Axa
103
Axa
France
$3.38M -$19K -270 -0.6%
WB
104
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$3.19M – – –
FFA
105
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.18M -$615K -8,729 -16%
HH
106
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$3.04M +$3.01M +42,798 New
FHC
107
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.99M +$211K +2,998 +8%
CS
108
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$2.98M +$308K +4,368 +12%
CCG
109
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$2.97M +$870K +12,360 +42%
NPC
110
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.93M -$637K -9,048 -18%
WAM
111
Weatherly Asset Management
California
$2.9M +$207K +2,940 +8%
IWA
112
IBEX Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$2.88M +$253K +3,589 +10%
BIAS
113
Beacon Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
$2.85M +$2.83M +40,122 New
PWS
114
Paragon Wealth Strategies
Florida
$2.64M +$976K +13,864 +59%
William Blair & Company
115
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$2.57M +$188K +2,669 +8%
FAAS
116
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.35M +$69.2K +982 +3%
SGAM
117
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$2.34M +$150K +2,127 +7%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
118
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2.31M +$120K +1,699 +6%
FMWA
119
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$2.29M +$260K +3,694 +13%
AL
120
Aspiriant LLC
California
$2.21M -$438K -6,216 -17%
TFA
121
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$2.18M +$532K +7,560 +33%
SP
122
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$1.94M +$142K +2,013 +8%
SAM
123
Sawgrass Asset Management
Florida
$1.89M – – –
Brown Advisory
124
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.88M -$599K -8,501 -24%
Citigroup
125
Citigroup
New York
$1.77M -$383K -5,441 -18%
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EFAV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

258 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $4.22B — up 6.6% from $3.95B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new EFAV positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 123 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $44.6M. The largest seller was Price Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $41.3M sold.

  • 258 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (EFAV) as of Q3 2017, unchanged from Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $4.22B of iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $44.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Price Capital Management, an estimated $41.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.